plasterboard

Hello, I am quite new to DIY so please forgive my naivety if I have done something silly. In have a 1900s terrace house. The internal party wall has an unused fireplace which I believed had hygroscopic salt build up because there was a constant damp patch in the paint and a Timberwise person...

Electrician moved a light switch for me. He had to cut out the slabs in a few places to fish the cable around to the new location. The cutouts on the wall are fine but there's one on the ceiling that I'm struggling to fill in. There's empty space above it so when I apply the filler it pushes...

Hi all, I am doing a renovation and extension. The extension is going to have a vaulted ceiling in a bungalow. I don’t want to pay a fortune for one. I have seen some for about £130 to £150 on amazon. Are these any good? I don’t really want to hire as it’s about £60 to hire and I will be doing...

Hiya, Thanks for reading this. I'm befuddled so would really appreciate some clarification from someone who knows the current electrical rules and regulations: the electrician I've just used has connected an outside light via an old style junction box. The junction box is in the ceiling of the...

Hi All, New here so hope this is the right place to ask. Our drawings for our extension show 140mm pir between studs and then 50mm over the entire wall then plasterboard on top. My question is what fixing should i be using for 50mm pir to the studs and then what fixings for the plasterboard...

Recently purchased a house and wanted to repaint the walls in the office. Assuming it is drywall/plasterboard. I started by washing down the walls with some light soap and water - which resulted in most of the existing white paint coming right off the wall and into the bucket. It did the same...

Hi, I recently hired a builder to assemble a PAX wardrobe, and he suggested using No More Nails adhesive to attach pieces of wood to my plasterboard wall. These were intended to act as anchors that I could drill into to stop the wardrobe from tipping forward. After applying the adhesive, we...

I've just started ripping the plasterboard off the walls in my spare room to begin re-insulating and noticed that directly beneath the boards there is a rather draughty ~10mm gap that leads directly down through the suspended timber floor to the cavity below (joist just visible to left of...

Hi all I have started drilling into the wall above our French doors downstairs to try and fit a curtain pole, and appear to have hit an I-Beam/RSJ. No idea when it was installed - the house is early 1900s, so any time after then. At this juncture, I’m wondering what the risks are of me...

Hello I was working in an old airing cupboard and managed to knock a small hole through which I thought was plasterboard. It’s only after I have thought this may possibly have been an asbestos insulation board instead. As it’s at someone else’s home it’s to late to get tested, is there anyone on...

Are large format tiles too heavy for plastered plasterboard? I’m planning to install 600 x 1200 x 8 mm tiles in my bathroom. They weigh approx. 15kg per tile. I’ve already used tile backer board on one half of the bathroom after removing some existing tiles, which also removed the underlying...

I'm decorating the flat and this needs sorting before I can start. I've looked around and have seen some possibility, but I'd like to know how people would tackle this. It seems quite a lot of work to do a proper job? Removing a large section of wallpaper for starters? A pull-up bar (the type...

What's the best way to repair this bathroom ceiling? A section had to be cut out due to a leak, and I'm planning to cut a square (as neatly as possible) and install a plasterboard panel. I'll add wooden noggins where needed to secure the plasterboard with screws.

I’m renovating my bathroom and installing tile backer board on several walls where tiles were removed. These walls are in and around the shower. There are two other adjoining walls with moisture resistant plasterboard. Should I remove the plasterboard from these walls as well, or can I leave...

Hello, Seeking advice on what type of wall plug to use to safely install a curtain track on a plaster board ceiling for heavy curtains. Some background: - I am currently looking to hang a curtain track on my ceiling as a room divider. - The track is 255cm (cut to size) and is this brand...

Hi, I'm about to plasterboard half a bathroom this is the exterior wall and it is a cavity filled wall. My question is after securing the plasterboard with adhesive can you then use screws for extra hold of the boards to the walls? Any one have any idea on this

Hi All, I recently moved to the UK and am confused about the various fillers and joint compounds. I’m fixing a corner where the wall meets the ceiling and putting in new joint tape. What should I use and can someone give a quick rundown? What’s the equivalent of “mud” in the US? Is polyfilla...

Heya, I want to insulate the ceiling in the bathroom, which is also the roof at the top of the building. Wondering what's the best option or if there's any special considerations for this scenario? Does there need to be a vapour barrier? (or use foil backed plasterboard?) The rafters are 100mm...

Hi, I am in the process of undertaking my first DIY project in my new home. I am building a false tray ceiling - similar to below: I have a few questions with regards to the most appropriate edge beading for the plasterboards, see below diagram with a section of the tray ceiling. My questions...

I need to cut into a boxed part of the wall downstairs to access some badly fitted plumbing from when the house was built,. I am wondering what the best approach is? The attached picture gives some idea of what I think maybe the best method, as in staying at least 1 inch away from the edges, to...